Before the Civil War, the northern economy was rapidly industrializing. Do not think of the North as industrialized during the war, they were still primarily agricultural, but were moving closer to industrialization. The difference was the South was not industrializing at all. The South was becoming extremely wealthy, but they put all their wealth back … Continue reading Class Notes
Month: January 2020
Missile Attacks
If anyone was hoping for a calmer more peaceful decade, then surely by now they are disappointed. With just a few days into 2020, the major news story already is a drone strike and death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Instantly political sides were drawn as Trump supporters praised the president’s actions as a strike … Continue reading Missile Attacks